The Story of the Volsungs

of his hands; yet was Sigi the mightier and the higher of kin, according to the speech of men of that time. Now Skadi had a thrall with whom the story must deal somewhat, Br

hered together their prey in the evening, lo, greater and more by far was that which Bredi had slain than Sigi's prey; and this thing he much misliked, and he said tha

d ridden away from him into the wild-wood. "Soon was he

r him, and to such an end came their seeking, that they found him in a certain snow-drift; then said Skadi, that men should call that sno

l he brought him to certain war-ships. So Sigi falls to lying out a-warring with the strength that his father gave him or ever they parted; and happy was he in his warring, and ever prevailed, till he brought it about that he won by his wars land and lordship at the last; and thereu